U.S. Magistrate Judge William Turnoff issued a temporary order of detention for the 36-year-old singer, whose real name is Mark Anthony Myrie. Banton did not speak at the hearing, except to reply, "Yes, sir," to the judge's questions... Banton has been in federal custody since last Thursday. He is charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. According to a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration affidavit, Banton and two others traveled to Sarasota last week to purchase a large amount of cocaine from an undercover law enforcement officer. The DEA was tipped off by a confidential informant who agreed to wear a recording device during the drug negotiation session. Banton's attorney said the singer is "completely innocent" of the charges against him. "He's a very spiritual person," Herbert E. Walker III said. "He has a lot of faith in God. He's confident he's going to be exonerated."

Gay activists in North America and Europe have called attention to Banton's "spiritual" lyrics, which incite violence and call for attacking, torturing and killing gays. His song "Boom Bye Bye", a dancehall anthem released in the 1990s, calls for shooting gays in the head and setting them on fire. In recent years, the singer's North American and European tour dates have routinely met with protests, demonstrations and cancellations.

The federal drug conspiracy charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.

The gay elles are such haters. Not everybody has to love your batty anal ways. FIYAH BUN you in a Sodom & Gomorrah!

Buju you will be exonerated. Your music is not about hate, or about hating gays. But those devils have sought to have your tongue because you speak a powerful truth.So it's okay to sell drugs and carry weapons ... but not okay to love someone of the same sex? And you call yourself a Christian? Fiyah bun you, lady. WWJD? -RM

Wow, here we go with the twisted-Fags and their logic: to be Christian does not mean acceptance of demonic behavior. I.E., f...king in the anus, l...king each others' penises and anuses, touching feces in the act of intercourse, etc. is demonic behavior. Fags are subhumans! Sounds like you know more about gay sex than we do, sweety. Do "Christians" talk like this? What would Jesus say about carrying weapons and buying 5 kilos of cocaine? Answer that while looking at the shirtless men pics, girlfriend. -RM